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E. G. CHAMBERLAIN.

COMPOUND RAIL.

Patented May 8, 1888.

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NITED STATES PATENT Enron.

EDWARD G. CHAMBERLAIN, OF SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, CENTRAL AMERICA.

COMPOUND RAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,409, dated May 8,1888.

Application filed Novonib'rflfi, 1887. Serial No. 256,103.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD G. CHAMBER- LAIN, of San Jos, in the Republicof Costa Rica, Central America, have invented a new and ImprovedCompound Rail, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This in vention relates to compound railway rails, and has for itsobject to provide a com pound rail which will be durable and can easily'be repaired.

The invention consists in a'compound rail constructed in three parts, ashereinafter de scribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is an end view of the rail,showing fish-plates bolted thereto.Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the rail with parts bolted together.

In the construction of the rail, preferably of steel, a central strip,1, having a flanged base, 2, is clamped between bars 3 by means of anumber of bolts, 5, and nuts 6. The bars 3 rest upon the base 2, extendto the top of strip 1, and form therewith an even surface for the top ofthe rail. They are of similar shape at top and bottom, so that they maybe reversed when one edge becomes worn or injured, and are provided witha groove, 7, which gives shape to the rail. As here shown, the bars 3are formed with heads 8, so that when reversed a broad substantial treadis provided in connection with the upper edge of central bar, 1. To forma continuous rail and prevent pounding of the car-wheels,the parts mayoverlap and breakjoints at the ends of the rails.

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strip, 1, projects beyond the bars. 2. At the adjacent end of theabutting rail the bars 2 thereof would project beyond their centralstrip, 1, and in thejoint formed by the two rails would overlap thestrip 1 of first-mentioned rail, and the overlapping parts at the jointswould be clamped between the fish plates 4 by bolts 5 and nuts 6.

If desired, the bars 3 may be arranged on strip 1 to break joints midwaybetween the ends of the rail, and form, with strip 1, acoutinuous rail.The rail above described can be readily repaired if one of the partsbreaks by substituting a new part in lieu thereof.

The rail is light for transportation, as it can be handled in sections,is durable, as it is compactly made, and will last longer than otherrails, as it is reversible.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A compound railwayrail consisting of'a central bar having a flangedbase and side reversible bars bolted thereto, and having their loweredges resting entirely on top of the flanges of the central bar, thecentral and side bars having their upper edges even to form the treadofthe compound rail, substantially as shown and described.

2. A compound railway-rail consisting of central bar, 1,with flangedbase 2, and reversible bars 3, with heads 8, the bars 3 and lforming atread for the rail and bolted together, substantially as described.

EDWARD o. CHAMBERLAIN.

Witnesses:

H. G. HILL, FRANCISCO VALIENTE.

